| 单词 | jaws of life |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJaws of Life Jaws of Life n. originally and chiefly U.S. (a proprietary name for) a hydraulic apparatus used to free accident victims from wreckage. ΚΠ 1973 San Francisco Chron. 9 Jan. 5/1 The tools, known as ‘Jaws of Life’ are like big pliers. Hydraulically operated, they can be used to pry apart cars and other vehicles in which people are trapped. 1989 C. Hiaasen Skin Tight (1990) x. 107 The second thing every noncomatose accident victim saw (after the Jaws of Life) was Kipper Garth's phone number in nine-foot red letters. 2002 Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) 10 Jan. b6/3 Rescue crews used a Jaws of Life device to get Fallie out of her wrecked car. < as lemmas |
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